Women of Exeter are invited to take part in a free Global event, entitled ' Running | Out of Time ' .

Running | Out of Time is a part-audio, part-video, individual running experience; globally shared. It invites women to engage in a story-based audio experience exploring running, parkour, and free running.

The event, which is taking place on Saturday 8th March ( International Women's Day), sees its participants in Exeter linked to a runner somewhere else around the globe as far as China, India or South America, who will be sharing the same experience at exactly the same...

Government Inspector Anthony Thickett starts his 19-day hearing sessions of the public examination of the Draft Local Plan 2006-26 submitted by East Devon District Council on Tuesday, 11 February.

Full details of the programme, showing the dates and subject matter of each session, are available on the programme officer’s website at http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/progofficer

Proceedings will last for just under one month and in that time the Inspector will hear evidence from the council, community organisations, protest groups and landowners and developers in the district....

The Met Office says there is 'no definitive answer' to what has caused the exceptional weather so far this year.

However, in a paper it says there is "evidence that shows that extreme daily rainfall rates are becoming more intense, and that the rate of increase is consistent with what is expected from the fundamental physics of a warming world".

The Met Office paper states: "This series of winter storms has been exceptional in its duration, and has led to the wettest December to January period in the UK since records began. Heavy rains combined with strong winds and high...

In our office we have a large map entitled ‘Devon’s Green Churches’ which contains a series of dots and stars covering the county from Ilfracombe to Ivybridge. Each symbol represents a church with a composting toilet or solar panels, or has completed an energy survey, or is registered as fair-trade or an ‘eco-congregation’, or runs a wood-burning heating system, and so on. They are examples of church eco projects. In total there are more than 200 coloured symbols and we add more each few weeks. None of them is totally perfect and the initiatives they demonstrate will have their flaws. Not...

Devon County Council leader, John Hart, has today offered praise for the “swift” response to the unprecedented rail problems affecting the South West.

The disruptions are mainly the result of the recent severe weather destroying around 80m of coastal track near Dawlish limiting the region’s transport links.

Extra pressure came over the weekend when a landslip on track near Yeovil cut off Devon’s rail link to the rest of the country.

Although initial expectations thought the repair work would take a week the line was re-opened just a day later.

However the...

A digital marketing specialist has enjoyed a quick start to business life having set up his own marketing agency four months ago.

The DEFRA Minister George Eustace today (07/02/14) opened a new £1 million workspace hub at Home Farm, Bicton College, which only a year ago received £300,000 of Rural Growth Network capital funding.

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for farming, food and marine environment travelled to the county to offer his support for a range of local business initiatives. The visit draws attention to the work which is underway to support the rural economy and to help businesses highlight their needs and access help and advice.

The Farmhouse Business Centre project at Bicton...

Devon is on course for more bad weather as the Met Office predicts heavy rain and strong wind from tonight until the end of the week.

The forecasters say that several more areas of low pressure, bringing heavy rainfall are expected to hit the county from tonight onwards. The fresh wind and rain bring with them more pressure from flooding in much of the South West particularly in areas already badly affected by the recent exceptional rainfall. The Met Office’s chief forecaster said: “There remains some uncertainty in timing of the frontal system, but 10 to 20 mm rainfall is likely...